I noticed in a recent issue of Mojo that Peter Buck of REM had wonderful things to say about Ram and other early Macca solo albums. I think he compared them to some of the Beach Boys stuff at the time. (Which was top-notch as well - one of Brian's best periods IMHO)

That's the strange paradox of REM - Buck has a sense of musical history, Stipe does not. I just wish Stipe would keep his mouth shut.

PB sounds like a cool guy. I dont mind anyone having different tastes in music--it's just that Stipe, as you said, has no sense of history, and makes some of the most head-scratching comments. Macca has a HUGE sense of history, of course.

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